Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-28

at DAVIS. %
Now is the time to form your good
resolutions.
Get ready to meet your little bills on
Monday next.
Not a christmas tree anywhere in
town this year.
Until January LIST. all stoves go for
cost at Morris Bros. q
About 500 tons of ice had been cut
here up to yesterday.
Fresh fish and fresh oysters regular.
ly at the Central market. IL
The holiday trade was quite satisfac-
tory to our business men.
1t is about time for some one to re-
port that the peaches are killed.
Sunday will be the first day Of the
week, of the month and of the year.
Save from one to ten dollars on
stove. Morris Bros. are selling stoves
at cost. -
New Year Cards, 50 cents and Sl.OO
per package with your name neatly
printed. THE INDEX.
The blizzard yesterday stopped one
or two hunting parties that were about
to start to the territory.
For tender steak, a juicy roast. or
any kind of smoked meat, fresh and
good, see Marquand, next door to the
pOstOfIice. 2l
Will Morris came down from Pratt
Saturday tn say goodbye to his folks
before starting for Downey, California,
where he will 20 this week.
When you want flannels, underW ear,
clothing or fall or winter goods, remem-
Der that at Byerley's you can save from
10 to 20 per cent on your purchase. q
Next week we will begin the publica-
ton of a very fine continued story. Now
Is the time to subscribe. and begin the
year and the story together. We can
not supply back numbers.
We have now on sale the best select
ed and most complete assorted stock of
ladies and misses shoes ever opened in
this city. We will give you decided
bargains IN this line. Davis. %
A daily hack now leaves here for
Isabel at 10 o'clock in the morning
DOran & Roberts are proprietOrs of the
line. They also have branch livery and
feed stable at Isabel supplied with
horses and vehicles.
Hon. 4. II. Ellis, of Beloit, Kansas,
general attorney in this state for ToOtle.
Hosea & Co., arrived here Monday, to
look into the Ramsey Il Sheldon fail
ure. He is regarded az one of the best
commercial lawyers in the state.
The mercury at o'clock this morn
ing marked zero. The wind had entire
! ly subsidized and indications point to
clear, pleasant weather. The proba-
bility is that we will not have another
severe cold spell until about the LIST Of
February.
Mrs. L. b. Corson has decided TO re-
enter the business of dress-making, and
will he glad to have her lady friends
call on her at the room one door south
az Higgins furniture store. on Main
street. All work guaranteed, and pri-
ces satisfactory. IL
The band dance and supper last
night was fairly well attended and the
net receipts were about S25. Most of
the supper was donated by lady friends
of the band and these had the repast in
charge. The music was as good as
could have been asked.
At the concert next week, by the
Stewart Concert company, the music of
such masters as Chopin, Wagner, Mozart,
Schubert, Beethoven, Handel, Hayden,
Rossini. Listz, Paganini, Verdi and
MendelshOn will be correctly lnterpre-
ted. Those who miss the treat will
always regret it.
Medicine Valley lodge, No. $50 a. F.
and A. NJ, of Lake City, elected and
installed last Saturday evening the fol-
lowing officers tor the ensuing year:
L. w. Wilson, W. M; Chas. d. Nelson,
5. W.; III. \. Noah, j. W.; Geo. w.
Hendrickson, treasurer; Thomas Butch
er, secretary; Orville Mills, S. D.; j. W.
Smith, J. d.; J. NJ. York, tyler. The
installation ceremonies were conducted
by DR.. 1. w. Stout, w. NJ, of Delta
lodge, OF this city.
y hog case was tried by jury in JUS
tlce McCanless' court yesterday. Sam'l
Stewart had purchased four hogs Uf
Frank Fisher, his neighbor. The weight
ticket showed the net weight to be
1850, and Mr.. Stewart paid on that
statement only to discover, a short time
afterwards that he had paid for LOCO
pounds more pork than he received.
lie sued for the difference $35 and Oh
tanned judgment for that and costs, S2S.
lard, was that the net weight was $50
instead of $50 and persons who saw
the hogs said they would not weigh
more than $50. But Mr.. Fisher appear
ell to think the four hogs weighed $50.
$. l.. Overstreet was attorney for Mr..
stewart and G.. NJ. Martin managed Mr..
Fishers case.
The election contest case between
| Jas. F. Bryson and L. b. Peck is max
ing slow progress. Mr.. Wiley, of Kiowa.
could not sit as judge and so Judge
l'urd Lacey, of this CITY was elected in
his place, The Kiowa ballots we're re-
counted with but little change from the
result NJ llrst announced. Mr.. Denton
attorney tor Mr.. Bryson, claims net
gain of one for his client. MessrS,
Ellis, Yickers and Long, attorneys fol
| Al. Dn..L claim Tint fhnir client rnin...I